Ball-bearing.



No. 886,949. PATENTED MAY 5, l9'08.

, R. G. GORNPORTH.

BALL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 6. 1907.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY a ball bearing msrrsn STATES PATENT canton ROBERT GeGORNFORTEl, OF SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT.

BALL-BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. May 5, 1908.

Application filed-May 6, 1907. Serial No. 371,9i9-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, RO ERT G. Connronrgi, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seymour, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Ball-Bearing, (Case- A,) of .which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide adapted for general use, in which the number of parts shall be reduced 'to the minimum and all of, which may be easily and inexpensively formed from sheet metal and may e assembled and secured together in the quickest and least expensive onl and a set of ba s.

' other member and acting to retain he essential feature ofthe invention is that the -balls lie between two members which are secured together by a ring engaging one of the members with adrive fit and provided with a flange partly overlying the t e parts inthe assembled position.

1n the drawings, 10 and 11 denotes the:

members, 12 the ring and 13 the balls.

Member 10 comprises a ring-sha edportion. indi} cated by 1'4 which is provided with an in-- wardIy-turned flange 15 at the ed e of which- 16 which orms a cup on the inner side is'a lip to retain the balls be ore the parts are as- I sembled. Memberdl consists of a ringshaped portion indicated by 17 which lies loosely within lip 16 and is provided with an outwardly-turned flange 18 whichlies loosely within the end of ring-shaped portion 14 of member 10, thus forming betweejrisaid members a ball race indicated by 19. Ring 12 lies within ring-shaped ortion 17. of member 11 which it engages with a drive fit and is provided with an outwardly-turned flange 27 which extends past the end of ring-shaped.

portion 17 of part 11 andpartly overlies the e 15 oiif'znember 10. This flange covers the oint between.- the members, retains the parts in place, and makes' the bearing practically dustroof, ieavin member 10 free'to rotate ind member 1 to which the ring is rigidly se-.

cured.

Having thus'described my invention, I

claim:

A ball bearing comprising string-shaped ependenftl'y o :member having an inwardly-turned flange i with a lip on its inner edge, set forth, a second rin -sha Within said flange an .having an outwardlyturned flange lyingwithin the edgeoi. t e

for the purpose other member whereby a ball race is-formed,

a set of balls in said race and a ring engag in said second memberclosely, leavingthe other member free thereof, and having an outwardly-extending flange which-overlaps the joint between the members and retains the parts in place.

in'presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT G. CORNFQRTH.

Witnesses: W. R. PEARSON, R. M. PARSONS. r

to rotate independently- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, 1

c5 ed member lying 

